---
title: "Method Overloading "
content_type: tutorial
url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading?language=en"
language: en
container_type: course
container_title: "Intermediate Scripting"
container_url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting.md?language=en&version=2019.3"
standalone_markdown_url: "https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=2019.3"
previous_title: "Statics"
previous_url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/statics-l?language=en&version=2019.3"
previous_markdown_url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/statics-l.md?language=en&version=2019.3"
next_title: "Generics"
next_url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/generics?language=en&version=2019.3"
next_markdown_url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/generics.md?language=en&version=2019.3"
difficulty: intermediate
duration_minutes: 5
unity_version:
  - "2019.3"
  - "2019.2"
  - "2019.1"
  - "2018.4"
  - "2018.3"
  - "2018.2"
  - "2018.1"
  - "2017.4"
  - "2017.3"
  - "2017.2"
  - "2017.1"
  - "5.x"
  - "4.x"
supported_unity_versions:
  - name: "2019.3"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=2019.3"
  - name: "2019.2"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=2019.2"
  - name: "2019.1"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=2019.1"
  - name: "2018.4"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=2018.4"
  - name: "2018.3"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=2018.3"
  - name: "2018.2"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=2018.2"
  - name: "2018.1"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=2018.1"
  - name: "2017.4"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=2017.4"
  - name: "2017.3"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=2017.3"
  - name: "2017.2"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=2017.2"
  - name: "2017.1"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=2017.1"
  - name: "5.x"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=5.x"
  - name: "4.x"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/intermediate-gameplay-scripting/tutorial/method-overloading.md?language=en&version=4.x"
last_updated: "2026-08-04T14:23:55.000Z"
---

# Method Overloading 

Learn to overload methods so you can define multiple implementations that share the same name.

 How to overload methods to create different methods with the same name.

## Method Overloading

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20220110/videos/4b959c0b-7fe1-4cc7-ab4c-490ace88f889_U_Intermediate_4_MethodOverloading.mp4) ([Transcript (en)](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20220110/9f89cd97-de1a-411a-931f-a0695b16d397_I_04_Method_Overloading.vtt))

**SomeClass**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class SomeClass
{
    //The first Add method has a signature of
    //"Add(int, int)". This signature must be unique.
    public int Add(int num1, int num2)
    {
        return num1 + num2;
    }

    //The second Add method has a sugnature of
    //"Add(string, string)". Again, this must be unique.
    public string Add(string str1, string str2)
    {
        return str1 + str2;
    }
}
```

**SomeOtherClass**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class SomeOtherClass : MonoBehaviour 
{
    void Start () 
    {
        SomeClass myClass = new SomeClass();

        //The specific Add method called will depend on
        //the arguments passed in.
        myClass.Add (1, 2);
        myClass.Add ("Hello ", "World");
    }
}
```